Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-03-04
EyILE IDAHO COUNTY,

i Miss Alice WOOD ls on the SICK list.
All our winter piled itself into Feb'ry
They are planting gardens On Salmon
river.
The president was inaugurated two
years ago to-day.
VIM. Hawley is down with an attack
Of intermittent fever.
A whisky drummer was up here last
week, sure sign of spring.
Laura Gully and John Roberts were
reported married last week.
The passage of the Blair educational
bill would be a blessing to Idaho.
If Europe will get in and fight she
can have our grain till her cash gives out.
J. M. Crunk had his smoke house
and 500 pounds of bacon destroyed by
fire q few days ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford moved from
K. w. Whites residence to that Of
Geo. Fem last week.
The legislature appropriated $1,000
for the improvement of the Capitol
building at Boise city.
Mr.. Larimer's hog bill became a law
word for word as it was published in
our issue Of January7.
The young people met at Markham's
the other night and participated in an
old-fashioned candy pull.
Mr.. Weeks was too sick to conduct
the music class last Friday, and is still
somewhat under the weather.
TIE president vetoed the dependent
pension bill and the house sustained
the veto by vote Of 175 to 125.
Pitiful reports of the loss of stock on
the Montana ranges continue to come
in, confirming all previous reports.
With characteristic energy DR.. Bibby
stepped from his sick bed into his
sleigh and drove to Salmon river to see
patient.
Stockmen who own bfooded horses or
bulls which they intend to stand this
spring. should now advertise pedigrees
and rates in the Press.
Parties desiring dental work done win
find j. II. McCallie at his Office in the
drug store every day between the hours
OF A. NJ. and 4 p. N.
The Snake river steamers are running
again and our paper freight. now sixty
days overdue, will probably arrive in
time for next weeks issue.
Several head of horses are reported
anG our people boast that this is the
best hay country in the world.
Our favorite exchange, the old reliable
Boise city Statesman, has put on an en-
tire new dress in which it looms up al
clipper and handsome as bride on
her wedding day.
The glove fight came off Saturday
night in the Exchange saloon in tn,
presence of a large crowd and afte
several rounds was declared . draw b,
the referee. A lot of amateur sparrini
was afterwards INDUCED in.
J Congress appropriates fifteen million
of dollars for a navy. twenty-one mill
ions for coast defenses, and the last nev
thing in pension bills calls for NOR
money than would pay the nationa
debt. The pension business is overdone
A Chinaman and Chinawoman wer,
, detected stealing wood at Mt. Idah,
last Friday and were promptly arrested
tried and fined $25 each, which woul,
have bought enough cords of wood +
last them three winters. Dishonest
is short sighted policy.
The weather clerk sobered up Satur
day and sent US the long prayed 70
chinook. which worked hard enough t
make up for lost time. We have ha
some lovely Italian weather this wee
and if the signs don't fail it will wa
! warmer as the moon grows old.
Miss Clarke will open her privat
, school in Grangeville on Monday mex
She is a lady of splendid literary attain
: ments and no one in this county ca
8 surpass her in the discipline and ments
: training and qualifications necessary
D lead her pupils up the Hill of learning
We hope the school will receive suppoI
i ufiicient to establish it as q permaneI
o institution.
o! The Lewiston cranks are kicking bt
|, cause the legislature didn't give theu
II an appropriation to bridge CIearwate
,r The cranks are fools to ever expect
Is dollar so long as they send men wh
vote to divide the territory one day an
l. beg for an appropriation the next. The
q could have got the bridge money tv
20 years ago when the capital and asylul
" grabs were sprung, but the buffers sa